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Opendoor CEO Tries to Rally ‘Open Army’ as Stock Hits New Flashpoint

New York, June 3, 2026, 07:17 EDT

  • Opendoor traded at $5.36 in the premarket. The stock finished Tuesday at $5.41, up 1.88%.
  • CEO Kaz Nejatian told shareholders to vote ahead of the June 11 annual meeting, after both ISS and Glass Lewis came out against him.
  • Russell 3000 inclusion, set for after the June 26 close, is still the key index catalyst.

Opendoor Technologies Inc. shares slipped before the open Wednesday. The stock cooled off after a strong two-week rally, as a new governance dispute and plans to join the Russell 3000 Index came into focus. Google Finance quoted Opendoor at $5.36 in premarket, off 0.92% from Tuesday’s $5.41 close. Google

The Nasdaq regular session was still closed. Premarket trading takes place before the 9:30 a.m. Eastern open, with the main Nasdaq stock session set for 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3 isn’t marked as a 2026 U.S. market holiday. According to Nasdaq’s calendar, the next Nasdaq closure in June is Juneteenth on June 19. Nasdaq

The main story isn’t earnings. It’s a vote.

Opendoor on Tuesday filed more proxy material, including a note from Nejatian on X. He said both proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis told shareholders to vote against him at the annual meeting. Proxy advisers give large investors voting recommendations for shareholder meetings. “Don’t outsource your vote. Read the proxy. Vote your shares,” Nejatian wrote. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Opendoor Technologies Inc. plans to hold a June 11 vote for shareholders on electing David Benson, Eric Feder and co-founder Eric Wu as Class III directors, ratifying Deloitte & Touche as auditor, and a non-binding vote on executive pay. The board wants yes votes on each measure. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

The timing is close because the governance vote comes just before a key market event. Opendoor said in a May 27 release it will join the Russell 3000, with its addition effective after the U.S. market shuts on June 26. FTSE Russell plans to carry out its 2026 index reshuffle after the same close. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Getting added to an index can bring in passive funds that buy shares to match the benchmark. That does not impact Opendoor’s business directly. But it can shift who owns the stock and lift trading volumes as the change takes effect.

Opendoor’s latest numbers show a mixed picture. First-quarter revenue fell 38% to $720 million from last year, and net loss was $173 million, up from $85 million. For the current quarter, the company is calling for about 25% revenue growth from the previous quarter and expects adjusted EBITDA to be near breakeven. Adjusted EBITDA removes interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and some other items. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Nejatian is pushing the turnaround on quicker home resales and tighter buy standards. “Better acquisitions, faster turns, stronger margins. The machine is working,” he told investors on May 7 during the company’s first-quarter call. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Zillow’s link to Opendoor comes from a resale marketing deal, per Opendoor’s latest quarterly filing. Offerpad Solutions is still the smaller public iBuyer on the market—iBuyers buy homes with cash and flip them online. Most of this week’s trade is about Opendoor itself, with action tied to a proxy vote, retail buying, and Russell index changes. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Housing remains tough. Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.53% for the week of May 28, a slight rise from 6.51% the week before. The company said lower rates might bring buyers back. For firms buying then selling homes, high rates can slow transactions and bump up holding risks. Freddie Mac

The setup looks messy. Mortgage rates staying high, passive index buying slowing, or the proxy fight distracting from earnings could see the stock lose some of its recent run-up. Opendoor, for its part, names housing-market weakness, rates, competition, access to financing, and whether it can profitably acquire and resell homes as big risks. Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Opendoor is moving more on the calendar than the housing market right now. Traders are focused on the Russell list update June 5, the company’s annual meeting June 11, more Russell activity in mid-June, and then the final index inclusion after the market closes June 26. The price is tracking those events.

Iwona Majkowska is a financial markets journalist at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, artificial intelligence and technology. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, she previously worked in equity research and financial analysis before focusing on market reporting. Her daily coverage helps investors follow major developments across U.S. and global markets.

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